Sales catalogue: Sotheby's

Date:
June 1927
Reference:
WA/HMM/CM/Sal/20/711
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    5) bably wanting the title and the first 54 leaves containing the ‘ Hystoryes shortly taken out of the Byble” : begins on sig. a1, Folio primo” with “Thadvent of our lorde”), NUMEROUS WooD- CUTS IN THE TEXT, Wynkyn de Worde’s tripartite device (Mc Kerrow, 19) on the last page, the margin of a few leaves at beginning and end repaired, a few leaves slightly wormed, the last leaf backed, modern sheepskin (271 mm. by 200mm.) [Colophon] Thus endeth the legende named in latyn legende aurea that is to saye in englysshe the golden legende ... C, which? werke was fynysshed the Jourth daye of Septembre. The yere of our lordeM.cccce. and vii. Enprynted at Londé in Fletestrete, in the sygne of the sonne. By wynkyn de worde. (London, W. de Worde, 4 Sept. 1507) y” A HITHERTO UNKNOWN AND UNRECORDED EDITION. Other Properties. OCTAVO ET INFRA. 540 ll, the last blank, two columns, device at end, initials supplied in red, rubricated, slight stains, vellum | Pellechet, 3823 ; Proctor, 4922; cp. G. W. 1934; Hain, *5396| Venice, G. Arrivabenus, 4 June, 1492 Pellechet describes two impressions of this book, no. 3&22 in 4to (one imperfect copy only), and no. 3823 in 8vo. ‘The Gesamtka- talog does not distinguish the sizes, and calls the whole edition 4to. The B. M. Cat. Inc. in distinguishing two issues of the 8vo edition makes no mention of any copies in 4to. gothte letter, 320 U/, two columns, printed in red and black, musical notation, many woodcuts, last tivo leaves mended at fuot, worm-holes causing slight defects in first two and last two leaves, otnerwise a good copy, sheep gilt, gilt and gauffred edges Venice, L. A. Giunta, 1515 nuoue aggiunteui di Messer lacopo Gastaldo . . . ridotta in uolgare Italiano da M. Pietro Andrea Mattiolo, 60 double-page engraved maps, vellum; sold not subject to return Venice, G. B. Padrezano, 1548 aS .« fd o/ -
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